Your group's challenge is to frame a house with four walls and a roof out of straws and hot glue. Three walls must have a window and one of the walls must contain a door. Please see the exemplar that I brought to class. As well, the resources below will help you with your task.


Write your framing notes on the Origami House foldable:



The Following Links have Nice Framing Diagrams


Anatomy of a stud-framed wall:
http://www.finehomebuilding.com/how-to/articles/anatomy-stud-framed-wall.aspx


How to Frame a wall:
http://wayneofthewoods.com/Tiphowtoframeawall.htm

How to Frame a Window:

http://wayneofthewoods.com/Tiphowtoframeawindow.htm


How to Frame a Door:

http://wayneofthewoods.com/Tiphowtoframeadoor.htm


How to build a roof truss:

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Roof-Trusses




TIPS from This Old House:


http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/framing





Video Help:


Framing a wall basics:



Framing a window: